The following text is from the original listed building designation:

1. 1449 HIGH STREET (North West Side)
High House TR 0624 1/19
II
2. Early C19. 2 storeys and attics red and brown brick. Tiled roof with wooden bracket eaves cornice. 3 sashes with glazing bars missing, C19 doorcase with rusticated and vermiculated pilasters and projecting cornice over supported on consoles.
Listing NGR: TR0666024995
(1)

With the removal of internal wall and floor coverings, it was revealed that the frame of the building is a 16th century (?) timber-framed structure of non-domestic origins. This structure appears to have been converted into a dwelling in the 17th century with extensions to the east and west. The building was brick-clad in the 19th century. (2)

<1> English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.

<2> Canterbury Archaeological Trust, 2009, High House, High Street, New Romney, Shepway Archaeological Watching Brief (Unpublished document). SKE16677.